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The
Weakest Link: Social Engineering - "We've met the enemy, and it is
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Security Gumshoe Tracks the Falcon Hacker
When IP
addresses and passwords get into the wrong hands
by Mark Robertson, Social Engineering Consultant and CTO
Part
2 of a continuing series
Well,
I'll be a dope on a rope! I shook myself out of my stupor from starin' at a
monitor all day. I stood up, left my office and ran down the stairs past "Killer," the most feisty Lhasa Apso known to mankind. That mangy thing has
attitude. But that's another story. Let's just say I had a nasty scar in a
rather sensitive area to prove it.
I glared
at Killer, left the building and rounded the corner to see my oasis. Bernie at
the greasy spoon is always good for a free meal, but the downside is he's gonna talk my leg off. How a place can stay frozen in time for 30 years is beyond
me. As I walked in, something caught the corner of my eye ... a guy was palming
a Cap'n Crunch whistle. "You here for the meetin'?" he asked,
flashing it to me.
I forgot
it was the first Friday of the month, a nice 2600 meeting (typically a meeting
of hackers and the technologically curious) with three others attending.
Phreakers. Gotta love 'em. From time to time, they stumble on some good info,
makes my work a little easier. [
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Outnumbered, Outsmarted and Outplayed
Chip Byter, PI, returns for
Part II where he deals
with IP addresses and stolen passwords. He digs deep as he searches for
information on the dame who escaped with his money in
Part I.
Whether or not you're the lone IT person in your
shop, many know how it feels because you're outnumbered by many users. It leaves
little time for anything else, especially staying up to date. It's risky not to
know what's happening in the world of security as all too often something new
appears affecting many users. So what are you supposed to do about it? Lose
sleep? Already done that, eh?
Readers offer lots of options in dealing with the situation.
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Last Issue's Security Dilemma:
The Lone Ranger
Doing more with less has become
a standard way of life. For me, it's turned into a situation of barely keeping
afloat. Customers are important and staying up to date is vital to ensuring I
can fix all the problems.
As the only IT guy, I am
finding it hard to provide all the answers and stay up to date while keeping
everyone happy, and user numbers are increasing—the old doing more with less
problem. There is so much out there to learn and usually no time to read or
play with it. No doubt, many people are in the same boat and have learned to
cope with the situation. What would your readers
do? —Dylan B., Systems Engineer
Read the best advice from readers of The Remediator Digest
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This Issue's Security Dilemma:
Permissions Come
Undone
I've just
been informed that a few of our consultants are no longer part
of the "inner circle" on our network due to a new security directive.
They will be allowed one part of the network but not another area. This
presents a huge problem as I have to change the local and group
policies. They cannot be part of the local admin group with global access,
but in making what would be the proper restrictions, it will derail the windows
update as it requires membership to apply critical patches.
I've
learned not to assign permissions to a group, but the damage has been done.
How
do I solve this problem?
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Kevin, SysAdmin
Can You Help?
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Gregory Brooks, Director, Information Services -
Triton Coal Co., LLC. |
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